Shocker



Aug. 30, 1927.

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SHOCKER Filed Oct. l5, 1922 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 AugQ so, 1.927. 1,640,598

C. CHRIS-HANSEN SHOGKER Filed Oct. 13, 1922 Y 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 Snom/Hoz .jv/fw l y l @Wou/1 m o Aug. 30, 1927.

C. CHRISTIANSEN SHOCKER Filed Oct. 13, 1922 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 No. 1,413,966 of l0" Patented Aug. 30, 1927,V

UNITED STA TES j CHBISTIAN'CHRISTIANSEN, 0F SIOUX IEALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA,- .ASSIGNORV T0 NEW vTAYJARTESTEB. COMPANY, 0I' SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA.

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Application filed october 13,1922. seri'ai no. 5e4,3i9.

My invention relates to shocking machines of the type in which the receive-r for the grain, hay orthe like, is movable rearward' ly from a shock forming platform and opened at its rear shocks as they 'are of this character is disclosed'in Patents No. 1,295,271 of Feb. k25, 1919 and April`2`5, 1922. I In the lastV mentioned patented machine, the rear section of the receiver is movedupwardly to quite an extent before it is swung completed. A machine y.rearwardly for dumping the shock, and one 'obj ect of the present invention is to provide a novel form ofv locking means, for holding the rear receiver section in operative rela tion With the front section, until said'rear section has moved upwardly to 'a predetermined extent.

A further object ofthe invention lis'to provide unique means for guiding the rear receiver section as it swings rearwardly and upwardly in discharging vthe completed shocks. L

In the patented machine above mentioned, it has beenv found that a great deal of un desirable friction exists between the shocks being formed and the cylindrical side wall ofthe receiver, as the grain or tlieflike is rotated within this wall. Hence, a further aim is toprovidea vertical roller att-he outer side of the aforesaid wall withjits periphery exposed at the inner side Vof said Wall, thereby engaging-the grain as itis being rotated and greatly relievingthe friction. A f In the patented'machine to which Ihave referred, `a packing roller was provided for packingy the completed 'shocks before discharge, but it has better results lcan be obtained if this `roller vis positively driven ,insteadA of being turned merely; by contact with the grain. A further object-of the invention therefore vis to Y Y provide afnovel mountingY and drivingmeans l for this packing roller.

When' thei receiver moves rearwardly-.over l .1 the rotatable platform in discharging ajcoinpleted shock, itis not desirable that either the packing roller or the above mentioned vertical roller shall .continue tol rotate. A still furtherA .object of the invention therefore is tol provide unique' driving means kfor these- Vrollers which will bring them to a side for dumping the position.

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Figure 11v is a been .found Vthat much -With the foregoing inY View,` the present invention `resides in the novel subiect matter hereinafter'described and claimed, the `description being supplemented' by the accompanying drawings. 'i

igurel is a side elevation of the improved machine in shock-formino position.y

Figure 2 is a view similar to lFig. AI but illustrating the machine in sho'clrdumping FigureB' is a detailvertical sectional view showing the mounting and driving means of.' the Vfriction relieving and grain packing rollers. i Y' Figure 4 is a detail horizontal y section on 'line 4 4 of.' Fig. 1, showing.' 'the driving means for the' rollers 4in operative position. v

`Figure 5 is a duplicate of Fig. Ll with the exception that it Aillustrates the lmanner in which the Atwo unitsfof'the driving mechanism' separate when the receiver moves rear- Wardly.`

Figure 6' isv a Figure 7' is a partial top'plan with parts broken away andin horizontal section, showing more ,particularly the guiding rods for the Vrear .sectionv ofu the receiver. i

Figure 8 is a detail vertical section of one of the driving shafts for the packing jroller.

detail vertical section'on fine Figure 9 -is a fragmentary rsidel elevation `ofthe locking meansfforthe rear section ,ofv fthe; receiver.

ii ii of Fig'. a.

In .the drawings above briefly'd'escribed, y

rests on supporting rollers R. ,"The-receiv'er horizontal section Online be substantially the same i two sections and S rearwardly when VYacompleted shock is to be dumped. During this movement, rollers 9 on the rear receiver section 8 engage inclined tracks l() carried by the frames 2, in the saine manner as in latent 1,ll13,966 thereby sliding the section 8 upwardlyas it is moved rearwardly, prior means may be provided.

to upward and rearward swinging of said rear section which is eii'ected by pushing'iof the front section against thesanie, as seen in Fig. 2. v

For moving thel receiver,` any adequate For instance, the

e arrangement whichV patent 1415966 shows for this purpose may be used, and the chain l c C and link L may be considered parts of l' a similar arrangement.

In the preferredforni of construction, the

*receiver is formed of sheetfnietal with angle iron or other reinforcements where desired and the front edges of the rear section 8 are vreinforced by two angle metal bars l1 of this frame and l niakeuse ef the outstanding flanges of these bars 1l to co-act with a pair "of hook-shaped keepers 12 which are'secured to the frame ofthe front receiver section 5,

so asf-'to normally hold the Avrearfsection This construcagainst outward swinging. l tionjwhile shown 1n a general wayfin the side elevation, is detailed in Figs. 9'and l0,

from which views, it will be seen that the bills of the hook-like keepers 12 l turn in- Y wardly behind the flanges of the angle metal bars 11', when the rear receiver'section 8 is closed, thus holding said section 8 against accidental rearward swingingwhile a shock T isv being formed in the receiver. l/Vhen this from Vthe bearing 520g -rlhe'j-eiirnalQS is lprorollers 9 and tracks 10, the bars 11 withdraw Vfromengageinent with the keepers when section is raised however by Vco-actionfof the raised toa sufficient extent.V `Thus7 the rear section 8 is free to be swung to the 'openpoi sition of Fig. 2 by the front section 5.

VIt is advisable to provide means for guidfing'the receiver section 8 as it swings rearwardly and upwardly and forthis'purpose,

I have provided a pair of forwardly declined rods 13 whose front ends Iare pivoted vto the frame of the front receiver section 5 adjacent the lower portion of this section,

`while fthe rear ends of said rods, when the receiver is in shock-forming position as see-n Fig. 1,-are supported by suitable guides :15 carried, by the rear ends of the upper "tracks 7. Thus, as the receiver Vl moves rearwardly, the rods'll?) slide in the guides 1'5 and when the'section 8 is swung'rearwardly and upwardly, its angle metal bars'll lslide along beine vthe inner sides of the rods 13, so that there -is no danger of striking the frame of the nia` chine and interfering with proper'operationl of the rear receiver section.

, ifo' relieving the. friction ofthe rotating body of grain againstthe annular wall of the receiver Ll when a shock is being formed, -lprovide a vertical roller 16 at the outer sideof the receiver section 5, this section however being provided with a vertical slot roller is of Vopen work form and is secured to a shaft 19 which 'is rotatably held one end in a substantial horizontalbearing Q0, this bearing being pivotedjat 21 to Vone 'the receiver d. ntlie present showing, this of the frame members" 22' ofthe front re!7 ceiver section 5.. This pivotjperinits the roher 18 to nieve vertically' as tlie'gheig'ht of the shock increases and for properly giiid-Y ing the ioller :ind shaft 19 during this movenient,` the shaft is provided with a periph-z" era'lly flanged Yguide roller "23"whieh is lreceivedv between a pair ofsubstaiitially -iipright giiiderods 2st which 'rise rigidly from and are secured to the receiver section 5 in any desired manner. 1

The shaft 19 is provided/with a bevel gearV 25 fineshingwith a pin'ion'ti' on the upper [end vof a vertically extensible flexible shaft QTwhich at its lower-fendfis"eonnectedfwith the uppermost journal 28 ofthe' roller-"e,

the'iipper end of "said-shaft'l'. being-rotatable inv al substantially verticalbearingQQ fen the lower Vend 'or an arm V30 which Vdeiends vided vwith ya 'bevel gear l-nieshing with-a similar gear 32 on a horizontal shaftv'a which issuita'bly mounted veri-"the'frame of the front receiver section gsaid-fshaft g provided withfafbevel drivingggear el a` transverse fshaftf tfwliich.*isTOtatably mounted at the front endiof tlie'f'fi'anieel, this shaft 38 being. drivenwbyV anylldesired means (not shown). 1 From the arrangement .above deserib'echit will be seen that the rollers '.16 and 1-8'are .siinultaneously' rotatedfto 'properly acti ,pon the grain. being Y' formed into shock1,sbut Vas soon as the' receiver l is Yn'ioved.'rearwardly| towards its damping position, tlieagear'lf moves ont of'rineshwith the? gear. and thus the two 'rollers which move" rearwardly with the receiver, ajie brought it ojagstaiidstill.

' normally meshing with a siniiiargeari35?'ont1V provision maybe madefor discontinuing the the invention as claimed, numerous minor changes maybe made.

I claim:

l. In a grain shocker, the combination of a rearwardly movable receiver having a'rearwardly swinging rear section, means for lifting saidrear section prior to swinging the saine rearwardly, and means releasable by such lifting of said rear section for normally holding this section in closed position.

2. In ai giain shocker, the combination of a rearwardly movable receiver having a front section and a rearwardly swinging rear section, means for lifting said rear section prior to swinging the same rearwardly, and

a keeper carried fixedly by the front section f of said receiver and normally engaging said rear section to hold the latter against swinging, said rear section being movable out of engagement with said keeper when lifted in the above mentioned manner.

3. In a grain shocker, the combination of a rearwardly movable receiver having a front section and a rearwardly swinging rear section, means for lifting said rear section prior to swinging the same rearwardly, vertical tracks carried by the Vsides of said rear section, and hooks carried by the sides of the front section of the receiver, the bills of said hooks normally engaging said tracks to hold said rear section closed, said tracks being movable above saidhooks when lifting of said rear section takes place.

Zl. In a grain shocker, the combination of a frame structure having upstanding sidel frames, a rearwardly movable receiver mounted between said side frames and having a front section and "arearwardly andl upwardly swinging rear section, a pair of guides on the rear ends of said side frames .at the upper portions thereof, and a pair of rods received slidably .in said guides, said rods declining` forwardly and being pivoted at their front ends to the front section of the receiver, said rods forming guides for ysaid during swinging of the, latter.v 'f

rear receiver section 5. 'Ihev combination with a grain shocker having an upstanding cylindrical receiverv rotating-the grain in said'receiver; of a vertical roller at the outerside of said receiver having its'periphery exposed at the inner side of the latter to engage the grain, and means for driving said roller. G. 'A shocker comprising a frame, a rotatably-mounted platform on said frame, an upstanding receiver mounted on the frame over said platform and movable rearwardly for dumping, a vertical'roller at the outer side of and carried by said receiver, the periphery of said roller being exposed at the inner side of said receiver, and driving` meansfor .said roller formed of separable units carried by said frame *and said receiv-A` er respectively.

l 7. vA. shocker comprising a frame, a rotatably mounted platform on saidv frame, an upstaiiding receiver mounted on the frame over fsaid platform and movable rearwardly forl dumping, a vertical roller at the outer side of and carried by said receiver, the Vperiphery of said roller beingexposed at the inner side of said receiver, a horizontal shaft movable bodily with said receiver and geared to said roller, said shaft having a driving gear, and

a second driving gear normally meshedwith the iirst named driving gear and carried by said frame, the two driving gears being separable when the receiver moves rearwardly. y 8; The combination with a grain shocker including an upright cylindrical receiver for y the grain, and a rotatable support for rotating the grain within said receiver; of a paciing roller adapted to travel on the grain and `mounted for vertical movement as the shock positively Ydriving 'by the frame over said platform; 'of a packing roller for the 'grain Vmovable bodily with the receiver, a vertical shaft geared to said roller, a horizontal shaft geared to said verticalshaft and having a driving gear, the t-Wo shaftsbeing mounted for movement with the receiver, and a second driving gear `mounted'on said frame, said driving gears being separable when the receiver is moved rearwardly. i

l1. The combination with a grain shocker ino lll]

including an upright cylindrical receiver for the grain, a frame member spacedoutwardfly from saidv receiver, anda rotatable support `for rotating the grain within the re- Yceiver; of a vertically swingebleV Shaft connected with said frame member, i grain packing roller on said shaft, means for drivpivoted to said trame *member for vertical swinging and having e, depending :ri-m provided with'@substantially vertical bearing, a substantially Yhorizontal sha-tft 'having one end rotatably mounted in seid substantially horizontal bearing', :i pnckirm` roller on said shatt'torthe grain in the receiver, a vertically extensible drive shaft having its upper end received in said substantially vertical bearing, and gearing'for driving one shaft from the other.

13. A shocker comprising l frame, `et rotatably mounted vplatform thereon, an upright Cylindrical gratin receiver carried by the frame over said platforinzmd movable rearwardly to a dumping position, av vertical roller at theouter side of said receiver havingits periphery exposed ut the inner side of the latter, a packing roller at theaupper.v

end ofthe receiver torpe/cking the grain .the1'ein,vertic&l shutting extending between the two rollers and operatively associated with both, und means for drivingl .said vertical shaitlng including separable umts, one

of said units being movable with the receiver while the other unit is carried byl the frame.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto at'- .tixed my signature.

CHRISTIAN oHRisTiANsEN. 

